An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

However, after Lingrong and the emperor looked at each other, the emperor still had no intention of speaking. He must have been hesitating about how to deal with Concubine Wan.

After all, Concubine Wan is an indispensable ingredient for the emperor's medicine. If she is really sentenced to death, the emperor will not have to take medicine in the future.

Concubine Wan also understood the emperor's psychology and chose to take action herself.

Although she didn't trust those servants, she had been served by them for a long time. If she asked them to take action, she would not only be exposed quickly, but also become a scapegoat for what she had done.

After the downfall of the Zhen family, Concubine Wan could no longer trust anyone except herself.

So she would rather expose herself to everyone than accept favors from others and ask others to help her poison her.

However, there was no way to use Shunxi. After all, she couldn't go into the kitchen to knead the dough herself, so she could only implicate such a poor person.

"Since Imperial Concubine Sheng has already asked about it, I will no longer hide it. This was exactly what I did, and Shunxi was allowed in without knowing about it."

Concubine Wan stood up at this time. She lifted the hem of her cheongsam, straightened her back and knelt down, "I will allow the emperor and the imperial concubine to deal with me without any complaints."

Lingrong admitted it when she saw how decisive she was, not knowing what to say. She said that she was responsible for her own actions, but she attacked a little child for her own purposes, which was not the behavior of a truly responsible person.

"Complaints, you dare to mention the word 'complaint'." The emperor was furious when he saw her admit it. "You plotted to murder Huai Ke, and after being discovered, you showed no remorse at all. Your mind is so vicious. Your Zhen family has always prided itself on integrity, but is this your integrity?"

"Hehe..." Concubine Wan snorted and laughed, "Like emperor, like ministers. The Zhen family really has no integrity, and I just followed their example, which is why I have such a vicious heart.

Anyway, I have already admitted my crime. The Emperor and the Imperial Concubine should deal with me according to the palace rules. Why bother mentioning my Zhen family?

Even if my father is guilty, the emperor has already punished him according to the law.

Bringing it up now has no meaning other than stabbing me in the heart.

There is no point in verbally insulting my character and personality. Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine should think carefully about how to punish me."

Concubine Wan already knew that she would die at that time, and there was no respect in her words.

She was thinking that since her parents were dead and her sister was missing, she was not afraid that the emperor would issue an order to execute all nine generations of her family. By talking back to him, she could vent her anger.

The emperor was naturally annoyed, but he also knew that Concubine Wan was willing to sacrifice her life and didn't care about it at all. She also seemed to be saying, "No matter how you torture her, I will accept it."

Lingrong couldn't help laughing in her heart when she saw the Emperor and Concubine Wan in such a state, but she had to show her anger on her face, which made Lingrong feel very depressed.

"Punishment? With your vicious temper, letting you die eight or ten times would be too easy for you!" Seeing that no one was talking, Concubine Qi was so angry that she could not control herself. She immediately pointed at Concubine Wan's nose and sarcastically said, "You plotted to murder the princess and wanted to frame me. Fortunately, I didn't let you achieve your goal, otherwise I don't know how much trouble you would have caused."

"Mrs. Qi, you know better than anyone how many evil things you have done. There is no need to accuse me of murdering others today.

In this palace, the hatred between you and me is the greatest. Except for you, everyone else treats me very well, so I would never do such vicious things.

Evil people will be punished for their evil deeds. This is what you deserve. There is no need to talk about your pity here. "

"I have never done anything evil, nor have I ever been an evil person. God knows that what your Zhen family did was wrong, which is why your parents suffered from the plague and passed away.

I know that you blamed me for this mistake, so you poisoned me to make me unlucky.

It’s a pity that the net of heaven is vast and nothing can escape it. What you do will be immediately exposed to the light of day. Even if you have the brains and means, what can you do?

You have a vicious heart, you are not worthy of serving the emperor, even God cannot stand it, so your method is full of loopholes!"

Concubine Wan sneered again. Although she was talking to Concubine Qi, her eyes were glaring at Lianhua. "How do you think you can find out about me right away? Someone is secretly helping me and told others early on."

Lianhua was shocked by the look. She had only told Concubine Sheng that Concubine Qi and Concubine Wan had been arguing more frequently recently.

Concubine Sheng was able to immediately guess that it was Concubine Wan who acted secretly. She was smart and wise enough, so she would not have told it herself.

Lianhua lowered her head. She didn't dare to look at Concubine Wan, and naturally she didn't dare to look at Lingrong.

There was a hint of sarcasm in Concubine Wan's eyes, and she immediately looked at Lingrong, meaning that you had known for a long time that I was going to use your poison to murder the princess, but you still let it happen. You must be as vicious a person as I am.

Of course Ling Rong saw it. She hadn't done anything, so she wasn't afraid of Concubine Wan's look. She even narrowed her eyes and smiled a little, "Why, Concubine Wan, are you looking at me? Is there anything else you want to make clear?"

"I have already admitted my guilt, so I naturally have nothing to say in defense. If it weren't for the noble lady Qi who kept shouting, I would have atoned for my mistakes long ago.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, have you thought about how to deal with me?"

Concubine Wan was a sinner, but at this moment, she urged the emperor and Ling Rong. This kind of thing of going against the will of heaven was extremely rare in the world, and it made the emperor even more angry.

But even though the Emperor now has He Anming to help regulate his body, he is still unwilling to release Concubine Wan's medicine, so he is unwilling to grant her death for the time being. He is stuck in the middle and doesn't know what to do.

Perhaps Concubine Wan knew what the emperor was thinking, which was why she was so fearless. She knelt straight and without arrogance, which made the people present look particularly eye-catching.

At this time, Xia Dongchun had returned. She felt that the atmosphere in the hall was stagnant and did not dare to say anything more. She could only quietly return to her seat and take a sip of tea.

The emperor was choking with a breath in his chest. When he saw Xia Dongchun coming back, he asked if Huai Ke was doing well now.

"Doctor He and Doctor Wei both examined Huai Ke and confirmed that he was fine. Doctor He also left a bottle of detoxification pills for him. He took them every day and he was fully recovered in seven days."

Xia Dongchun smiled as she spoke, "Doctor He also said that taking this detoxifying pill can also prevent mosquito bites. If it weren't for the fact that medicine is partially toxic, I would really like to use it myself."

"Not only can't you use medicines carelessly, you can't even eat food carelessly. From now on, Huai Ke's food and drink will be carefully checked, and the same goes for Ninth Prince. Do you understand?"

Xia Dongchun nodded, knowing that it was because of today's incident that the emperor was investigating so strictly, so he responded loudly without asking any extra questions.

She stole a glance at the kneeling Concubine Wan and wanted to quietly ask how Lingrong was doing, but before she could get close, she heard the emperor ordering people to drag the servant Shunxi out and beat him to death.

As for Concubine Wan, the emperor looked at her appearance, considered it over and over again, and finally demoted her to a commoner.

She should have been sent to the cold palace, but the emperor did not want to inconvenience her with the medication, so he finally ordered Zhen Yurao to continue living in Yongshou Palace, but she was not allowed to live in the main hall, and was to be secluded in a random side room.

All the other servants were sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, leaving only Lianhua to take care of Zhen Yurao personally. But rather than taking care of her, it was more like making sure she didn't die.

“Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with Shunxi. He was only deceived by me and put arsenic in there.

Your Majesty, you should just punish me, why do you have to kill him?"

Her plea for Shunxi did not cause the emperor to show any sympathy. Shunxi had already been dragged away, and Su Peisheng deliberately ordered him to wait for Concubine Wan to return to Yongshou Palace and then beat her to death in the courtyard of Yongshou Palace.

It's just that everyone sitting in the hall at the moment didn't know about these things. After the emperor dealt with these matters, he turned around and left. Concubine Wan knew that it was useless to persuade him, so she said no more and wiped away her tears silently.

"The rest of the matters will be handled by the Imperial Concubine. I haven't finished reading the memorial yet, so please don't send anyone to disturb me with such trivial matters."

"I understand," Ling Rong, Xia Dongchun and Concubine Qi stood up together and bowed to the emperor, "Your Highness, I respectfully send you off."

After the Emperor left Jingyang Palace, Concubine Qi snorted and laughed, ignoring the presence of Lingrong and Xia Dongchun, she stepped forward and slapped Concubine Wan in the face.

The slap was so loud that Concubine Wan almost fell down. The corner of her mouth was bitten and some blood flowed out.

"Lady Qi is so powerful, but she dares not use it in front of the emperor. She can only use these private punishments when the emperor is not around.

What's funny is that the imperial concubine who assists in managing the six palaces is still sitting on the throne. How can you have the power to punish her?"

Although Lingrong didn't want to get involved, she still spoke up. However, at this time, Concubine Wan was just a commoner with no status, and she was not even as good as the servants in the palace.

Today, Concubine Qi wanted to teach her a lesson, but it was not a private punishment, so she did not scold Concubine Qi. Instead, she let her do it. "There are many mosquitoes in summer. If you want to beat them, just ask the servants to deal with them. Why do you have to do it yourself? Watch out for your hands getting hurt."

"My Lady, I always like to do everything myself. It would be a big hassle to ask a servant to come over to do something like swatting a mosquito."

Concubine Qi responded with a smile, and deliberately bowed to Ling Rong in front of Concubine Wan, then took off her armor, rubbed her wrist, and slapped Concubine Wan again, "This mosquito must be hit, otherwise it will lie on people and suck blood non-stop, and I don't know how many consequences there will be in the future, which will make people upset.

I might as well just fight him today, so that I won’t get angry when I think about it tomorrow, and even hurt myself.”

This time, Concubine Wan was finally beaten to the point of being crooked. She raised her hands to cover her face and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.

Ling Rong listened to Concubine Qi's words and nodded with a smile, but she couldn't let Concubine Qi continue beating her like this. "It's fine if you just vent your anger, but Eunuch Su is still waiting outside the door. Shunxi's punishment has not yet been carried out. I will take him back to Yongshou Palace to deal with it."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have been out long enough today. I will take one more look at Princess Huai Ke and then return to my own palace.

Today I will also reprimand my subordinates and tell them not to bring everything into the palace, lest they be murdered by someone with ulterior motives and lose their lives."

Concubine Qi smiled happily, her words full of sarcasm. She even glared at Concubine Wan and put on her armor again neatly.

"It's good that you know what's going on. I won't worry too much about the affairs of Changchun Palace." Lingrong didn't like Concubine Qi in the first place, and letting her beat Concubine Wan was already giving her special face. She couldn't open up to her any more.

Therefore, he parted ways with Xia Dongchun and Concubine Qi, and took his men to Yongshou Palace. Together with Su Peisheng, they beat Shunxi to death in front of Concubine Wan.

"How pitiful! He lost his life for a little bit of silver." Ling Rong and Su Peisheng watched together. She sighed with an ambiguous tone, which made Su Peisheng hold his breath and listen carefully.

"Thank you, Eunuch Su, for collecting his body. Then report back to the Emperor and let him know that everything has been handled in Yongshou Palace."

Su Peisheng nodded hurriedly. He had already ordered his servants to drag Shunxi's body away. "Your Majesty, the emperor's health has improved greatly after being nursed back to health by Imperial Doctor He. He has no time to come to Yongshou Palace these days."

The implication was that the emperor would not notice the slap mark on Concubine Wan's face, but Ling Rong didn't care about it at all. She glanced and asked, "What else?"

"The Emperor has recently been selecting a wife for the Fifth Prince, but he has been looking over the names on the list and is still not satisfied."

"Not satisfied? The daughters on the list are all the best. Your Majesty is not satisfied, but does he have another candidate in mind?"

Su Peisheng shook his head. "It's not the daughters of the ministers that the emperor is dissatisfied with," he lowered his voice. "It's actually the Fifth Prince that the emperor is dissatisfied with."

"Why, does the emperor think that his only son is not worthy of these beautiful daughters?"

Ling Rong frowned. She had always known that the Emperor disliked the Fifth Prince, but she had never expected it to come to this.

"The Fifth Prince started to do some mourning and funeral work a few days ago. The Emperor had just allocated a house to him in the capital, and the Fifth Prince hung white silk and white words in the house, showing no signs of happiness at all. He also took in the tablet of Concubine Yu.

The Emperor was somewhat displeased, so he ordered the Fifth Prince to reflect on his mistakes for three days and did not allow him to return to the Prince's residence to continue his studies.

Su Peisheng shook his head and sighed, as if he didn't understand why the Fifth Prince acted like this. He was obviously only one step away from the throne, and he didn't need to do anything earth-shattering to get what he wanted.

But the Fifth Prince acted ridiculously at this time, as if he didn't want the throne.

Not only Su Peisheng couldn't figure it out, Ling Rong also couldn't figure it out. She had doubts in her heart, but she could only wait to return to Chengqian Palace and write a letter to ask.

"The Fifth Prince is old, and it is not good for him to continue staying in the palace. The Emperor must have some considerations for his actions.

I will ask you about it later, and you should also inquire more and inform me at any time."

"Yes, your concubine."